| Title | : | K-19 THE WIDOWMAKER: The Secret Story of The Soviet Nuclear Submarine |
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (142 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 079226472X |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 243 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2002-07-01 |
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An account of one of the Cold War era's most harrowing nuclear accidents documents the maiden voyage of the Soviet nuclear submarine, during which a serious reactor leak spurred a perilous race against time.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly A companion to the feature film of the same name, K-19: The Widowmaker tells the hair-raising story of the Soviet submarine that nearly caused a nuclear meltdown in 1961. The sub developed a leak as it was heading toward the North Atlantic, and only the ingenious efforts of the crew eight of whom died within days from radiation poisoning staved off a global disaster. Author Peter Huchthausen, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former naval attach‚ in Moscow (as well as a technical adviser on the film), recounts the fateful events and also describes the making of the film.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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